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==Civic and business activities==
==Civic and business activities==
Mills was born in Prairie Grove in Washington County in the northwestern part of the state. Her parents were Clifford Parks and Belle Simmons. Mills actively promoted her alma mater, the [[Presbyterian]]-affiliated University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, from which she graduated 1931. In 1933, Mills and her husband were the first people to be married at the newly established chapel on the University of the Ozarks campus. She held the position of alumni organization president for the university's alumni association Mills also served as a member of the board of trustees, and in 1970 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201125846/http://thegraphic.org/AA%20Obit%20Archive/01obit/10-03-01.htmltml |title=Ada Mills |publisher=''The Johnson County (Arkansas) Graphic''|date=October 2001 |accessdate=September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
Mills was born in Prairie Grove in Washington County in the northwestern part of the state. Her parents were Clifford Parks and Belle Simmons. Mills actively promoted her alma mater, the [[Presbyterian]]-affiliated University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, from which she graduated 1931. In 1933, Mills and her husband were the first people to be married at the newly established chapel on the University of the Ozarks campus. She held the position of alumni organization president for the university's alumni association Mills also served as a member of the board of trustees, and in 1970 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201125846/http://thegraphic.org/AA%20Obit%20Archive/01obit/10-03-01.htmltml |title=Ada Mills |publisher=''The Johnson County (Arkansas) Graphic''|date=October 2001 |accessdate=September 8, 2010 }}</ref>
Joe and Ada Mills founded and operated Ozark Hardwood Manufacturing Company, Mills Oil Company, Ozark Box and Crating Corporation, and Ozark Hardwood Lumber Company. They also operated F&M Box and Crating Corporation in Caney in Montgomery County in southeastern [[Kansas]], and the Texas Container Corporation in Texarkana, Arkansas. In 1973, Mrs. Mills received the [[Small Business Administration]] "Businessperson of the Year" award. She served on numerous local, state, and national business commissions.<ref name=obit/>
Joe and Ada Mills founded and operated Ozark Hardwood Manufacturing Company, Mills Oil Company, Ozark Box and Crating Corporation, and Ozark Hardwood Lumber Company. They also operated F&M Box and Crating Corporation in Caney in Montgomery County in southeastern [[Kansas]], and the Texas Container Corporation in Texarkana, Arkansas. In 1973, Mrs. Mills received the [[Small Business Administration]] "Businessperson of the Year" award. She served on numerous local, state, and national business commissions.<ref name=obit/>